Measles advisory issued for Taber Health Centre [Video]

Alberta Health Services has issued an advisory that people who recently visited the emergency department at the Taber Health Centre may have been exposed to a confirmed case of measles from a person who was infectious at the time.

AHS is urging anyone who was at the health centre (4326 – 50 Ave.) on April 16 between midnight and 3:40 a.m. to check if their measles vaccinations are up to date and monitor themselves for symptoms of measles.

Health officials say anyone who was born in or after 1970 and has fewer than two doses of the measles vaccine is at risk of contracting the virus, which is highly contagious and easily transmitted through the air.

People who are pregnant, less than one year of age or have weakened immune systems are at greatest risk.

The symptoms of measles include:

• A fever of 38.3° C or higher.
• Cough, runny nose and/or red eyes.
• A rash that appears three to seven days after …